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Toronto International Film Festival Lineup Rundown with Thom Powers

Top Docs: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers

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Exploring Humor and Imagination

In this chapter, they discuss two films that embrace humor and imagination. The first film, 'The Contestant', is about a reality TV show contestant in Japan who is confined to a room for over a year and his life is being broadcast on a weekly TV show without his knowledge. The second film, 'Flipside', follows director Chris Wilcha as he goes back to his hometown in New Jersey to save a struggling record store and reflects on the choices he made in his life. Both films explore themes of personal growth and artistic fulfillment.

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